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President holds Keep America Great rally day before Democratic primary

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IN A CORNER. MICHAEL: THE SENATOR WILL HOLD AND ON THIS EVE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, PRESIDENT TRUMP DREW A CROWD IN CAROL: THOUSANDS ATTENDED TO KEEP AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY. OUR MADELEINE HACKETT WAS THERE. MADELEINE: TODAY'S RALLY COMES ADMINISTRATION IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE CORONAVIRUS THREAT. PRESIDENT TRUMP ON STAGE ADDRESSING THOSE ATTACKS. SAYING THAT THIS IS PRIMARILY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TRYING TO MAKE THINGS POLITICAL. OTHER THAN THAT, THOUGH, HE REALLY STUCK TO HIS PRIMARY TALKING POINTS TODAY, LIKE HEALTH CARE AND THE ECONOMY. >> YOU HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE TRUMP ECONOMY. LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM! MADELEINE: LESS THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY -- >> U.S.A.! MADELEINE: PRESIDENT DONALD THIS ELECTION IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING. PRESIDENT TRUMP: FACTORIES ARE RETURNING. POVERTY IS PLUMMETING. CONFIDENCE IS SURGING. AND WE HAVE COMPLETELY REBUILT THE AWESOME POWER OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. >> I THINK THAT'S WHY HE'S DOWN HERE. IT'S A MESSAGE OF CONTRASTS. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DELIVERED TO SOUTH CAROLINA 131,000 NEW JOBS A RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. AND I THINK IT'S THE LOWEST IT'S EVER BEEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA. MADELEINE: THOUSANDS CROWDED INSIDE THE NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM INCLUDING GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER AND U.S. SCOTT. >> AND THANK YOU, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, FOR PUTTING UP WITH THE NEVER-ENDING BULL [BEEP] YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH. PRESIDENT TRUMP: WE HAVE THINGS WE STILL CAN DO. BUT WE HAVE DONE ACTUALLY MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN WE EVEN PROMISED WE WOULD DO. MADELEINE: SENIORS AT BYRNS HIGH SCHOOL AND VICE CHAIR OF TRAVELED FROM GREENVILLE TO ATTEND THE G-Z EXPRESSES HIS TAKE ON THE TIMING OF TRUMP'S VISIT TO SOUTH CAROLINA. >> I THINK OVERALL, IT'S A JAB AT THE DEMOCRATS. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEIR PRIMARY IS TOMORROW, HE'S REALLY JUST HERE TO SHOW THAT SOUTH CAROLINA IS MY STATE. AND SOUTH CAROLINA IS GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF HIS RE-ELECTION. MADELEINE: THE SOUTH CAROLINA G.O.P. OPTED TO DROP THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY THIS YEAR IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. A STATE THAT HE WON BACK IN 2016. THERE WILL BE THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. THERE WILL NOT BE A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. IN NORTH CHARLE

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President Donald Trump isn't competing in a primary in South Carolina, but he held a Keep America Great rally in the state just before Democrats hold their primary election. Trump's Keep America Great rally was at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston.Trump stuck to his primary talking points including health care and the economy. “Factories are returning, poverty is plummeting, confidence is surging … and we have completely rebuilt the awesome power of the United States military,” Trump said in front of a cheering crowd of thousands.RNC Spokesperson Joe Jackson spoke to WYFF News 4 on the timing of Trump’s visit to South Carolina, less than 24 hours ahead of the Democratic Primary. “I think that’s why he’s down here, it’s a message of contrast President Trump has delivered to South Carolina. One hundred thirty-one thousand jobs ... record low unemployment ...I think it’s the lowest it’s ever been in South Carolina,” Jackson saidWylie Shaw, a student at Byrnes High School and vice chair of South Carolina Teenage Republicans was in Charleston for the event. “I think (the rally) is a jab at Democrats,” Shaw said. “Because even though the primary is tomorrow (Trump) is here to show that South Carolina is my state and is going to be a big part of his reelection.”The Republican Party of South Carolina dropped this year’s presidential primary in support of Donald Trump. President Trump won South Carolina during his first election in 2016.Video below: Air Force One touches down in Charleston for Keep America Great rally South Carolina's Democratic primary is Saturday. Trump has held events in early voting states across the country this year, including Iowa and New Hampshire. More election coverage: Presidential candidate guide | Fun facts about the candidates | Where can you see the candidates in SC this week | What voters need to know before heading to the polls | How delegates are assigned in South CarolinaQuick links: Sample ballot | Find my precinct | How to vote video SCGOP said: "We are thrilled to welcome President Trump back to South Carolina. For more than a year, Democrats have been running all across our state trying to sell a radical socialist agenda. Now we get to hear directly from President Trump about why his conservative vision and record is a much better fit for the Palmetto State. The president has created the strongest economy in generations, cut taxes, passed criminal justice reform, stood up for the unborn, and eliminated job-killing regulations. It's a winning agenda that will work to Keep America Great. We look to seeing y'all in North Charleston."

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —

President Donald Trump isn't competing in a primary in South Carolina, but he held a Keep America Great rally in the state just before Democrats hold their primary election.

Trump's Keep America Great rally was at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston.

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Trump stuck to his primary talking points including health care and the economy. “Factories are returning, poverty is plummeting, confidence is surging … and we have completely rebuilt the awesome power of the United States military,” Trump said in front of a cheering crowd of thousands.

RNC Spokesperson Joe Jackson spoke to WYFF News 4 on the timing of Trump’s visit to South Carolina, less than 24 hours ahead of the Democratic Primary. “I think that’s why he’s down here, it’s a message of contrast President Trump has delivered to South Carolina. One hundred thirty-one thousand jobs ... record low unemployment ...I think it’s the lowest it’s ever been in South Carolina,” Jackson said

Wylie Shaw, a student at Byrnes High School and vice chair of South Carolina Teenage Republicans was in Charleston for the event. “I think (the rally) is a jab at Democrats,” Shaw said. “Because even though the primary is tomorrow (Trump) is here to show that South Carolina is my state and is going to be a big part of his reelection.”

The Republican Party of South Carolina dropped this year’s presidential primary in support of Donald Trump. President Trump won South Carolina during his first election in 2016.

Video below: Air Force One touches down in Charleston for Keep America Great rally

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South Carolina's Democratic primary is Saturday.

Trump has held events in early voting states across the country this year, including Iowa and New Hampshire.

SCGOP said: "We are thrilled to welcome President Trump back to South Carolina. For more than a year, Democrats have been running all across our state trying to sell a radical socialist agenda. Now we get to hear directly from President Trump about why his conservative vision and record is a much better fit for the Palmetto State. The president has created the strongest economy in generations, cut taxes, passed criminal justice reform, stood up for the unborn, and eliminated job-killing regulations. It's a winning agenda that will work to Keep America Great. We look to seeing y'all in North Charleston."